#225CA6#225CA6

#225CA6 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.133 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225CA6
RGB	rgb(34, 92, 166)
HSL	hsl(214, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(214, 80%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 44.6%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.15, 8.63, -45.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.15, 45.98, 280.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.78% -0.0317 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(47.78% 0.133 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.3672, 10.7462, 37.5441)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225CA6 #A66C22

analogous

#229EA6 #225CA6 #2A22A6

triadic

#225CA6 #A6225C #5CA622

tetradic

#225CA6 #A6229E #A66C22 #22A62A

square

#225CA6 #A6229E #A66C22 #22A62A

split-complementary

#225CA6 #A62A22 #9EA622

monochromatic

#0D2440 #184073 #225CA6 #3079D5 #639ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#225CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#225CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225CA6

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225CA6	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3663A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B57A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 92, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.133 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7289c1',
    500: '#225ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225ca6;
$custom-light: #7289c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.636,
    "s": 66,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47776,
    "c": 0.13325,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225CA6

secondary

#C4985F

accent

#9E3FE9

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F7

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090B12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #225CA6

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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